PVP sprint opinions

[Genz]

The current sprint looks like another hint the devs don't know what they were doing with the 6.1 update. It's probably supposed to be a QoL, but it's very powerful and the right way to use it is to use it more or less every time. From a simple UX point of view, it's laughable (imagine any other game where the character slows down when attacking, and the player has to push a key to get back to normal speed)

If the devs care, I wouldn't be surprised if they update it to : sprint activate automatically after 5s without action + Bolt reintroduced for on-demand sprint with a cooldown.

[Silly_Rabbit]

The current sprint looks like another hint the devs don't know what they were doing with the 6.1 update. It's probably supposed to be a QoL, but it's very powerful and the right way to use it is to use it more or less every time. From a simple UX point of view, it's laughable (imagine any other game where the character slows down when attacking, and the player has to push a key to get back to normal speed)

If the devs care, I wouldn't be surprised if they update it to : sprint activate automatically after 5s without action + Bolt reintroduced for on-demand sprint with a cooldown.

I agree. Sprint should be passive that activates after 5-10 sec out of combat.

And having bolt with CD would make actually people consider if they want to use it offensively or defensively.

[Geryth]

imagine any other game where the character slows down when attacking, and the player has to push a key to get back to normal speed

1. Overwatch: Soldier and Hammond are exactly this
2. Apex Legends: Sliding, core to mobility and maintaining speed, has some but limited use during actual combat
3. WoW: Druid's travel form is basically FFXIV sprint
4. LoL: Many, many abilities that are like this or very close where you lose your speed in combat, such as Taliyah's Rock Surfing ability (Warwick's Blood Hunt, Rammus's Power Ball etc.)
5. Heroes of the Storm: Samuro's Wind Walk.
6. DotA: Bone Fletcher/Clinkz's Wind Walk
7. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory's sprint worked almost exactly like this (it worked on a stamina bar and required shift to be held down, and you weren't as fast when shooting)

The way sprint works in XIV PvP right now is absolutely nothing new and is an extremely common mechanic in various other games ranging from FPS's to MOBAs to MMOs. No need to imagine, chances are you've used this mechanic in many other games already.